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blaziken
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Blaziken

Blaze Pokémon

FireFighting

It can clear a 30-story building in a leap. Its fiery punches scorch its foes.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 120
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 70
Speed 80
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

combusken Combusken Lv. 16
blaziken Blaziken Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Blaze Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 52.0 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

blaziken Front Front
blaziken Back Back
blaziken Front Shiny Front Shiny
blaziken Back Shiny Back Shiny
blaziken Front ♀ Front ♀
blaziken Back ♀ Back ♀
blaziken Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
blaziken Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
blaziken Official Art Official Art
blaziken Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Attacker
Moves
Protect / Swords Dance
High Jump Kick / Low Kick
Hidden Power Ice / Stone Edge
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Speed Boost
Nature
Naughty / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Blaziken can potentially be a dangerous sweeper with the combination of Speed Boost and Swords Dance. This is due to its great output with a combination of strong STAB moves, Life Orb, and a solid base 120 Attack stat. Additionally, Blaziken pairs very well with other physical attackers, such as Primal Groudon and Mega Salamence, since they can break down each other's checks and prepare for a sweep. It can even use Baton Pass to switch out and pass its boosts to its teammates. Unfortunately, Blaziken is hindered by four-moveslot syndrome and is heavily crippled by paralysis. Blaziken is also checked by many common Pokemon in the metagame, such as Primal Groudon, Mega Salamence, and Arceus-Water, hindering its effectiveness against many teams. Furthermore, without setting up, Blaziken's damage output leaves something to be desired, and due to its bad defensive stats, it cannot sponge hits, thus making it very difficult to set up. Blaziken cannot fit on many builds and really has to be built around in the beginning of the teambuilding process.

Most Used Moves

Protect
84.5%
Low Kick
51.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
14.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc